To express the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union has the ability and the obligation to prevent the use of chemical warfare against the Afghan resistance and that the United States should respond to any such use of chemical weapons by reducing diplomatic and economic cooperation with the Soviet Union.

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Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Soviet Union should be held responsible for any use of chemical warfare by the Afghan regime against the mujahideen and should remove the potential for chemical warfare in Afghanistan; and (2) any such use may be cause for the United States to reduce or terminate diplomatic initiatives and economic cooperation with the Soviet Union.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 May 1989

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